{"id":64414,"date":"2026-04-16T13:23:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=64414"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:23:28","slug":"homewise-appliance-workers-in-california-join-local-5","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/homewise-appliance-workers-in-california-join-local-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Homewise Appliance Workers in California Join Local 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers at eight Homewise Appliance stores in Northern California joined UFCW Local 5 on Feb. 26. Homewise Appliance is a family-owned and operated appliance business and the eight stores are located in Redwood City, San Jose, Hayward, Concord, San Rafael and Roseville.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 93 workers, who are employed as sales associates, merchandisers and janitors, joined our union out of concerns about wage cuts and freezes and reduced commissions over the last five years. UFCW Local 5 organizers engaged the workers through a worker-led committee, which met weekly via Zoom. The committee led the organizing campaign with support from UFCW Local 5 and the local\u2019s organizers met with the workers in person at a barbecue hosted by one of the committee leaders and another event at the local\u2019s hall in Hayward to solidify support for unionizing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we tried to push back on commission cuts during online meetings, our voices were literally silenced as managers muted us and pretty much told us to take it or leave it,\u201d said <strong>Janelle Cendusky<\/strong>, who is a 15-year sales associate at the Homewise Appliance store in San Jose. \u201cIt used to be the more we delivered, the more we earned. That\u2019s the way it should be. 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